Government defies Saga court ruling in favor of opening the sluice gate (July 11, 2008)
 G8 Toyako Summit closes without effectively addressing urgent global matters (July 10, 2008)
 Does G8 Summit live up to its name?[Editorial] (July 10, 2008)
 Rally held to protect freedom of right to distribute flyers (July 10, 2008)
 Government ‘structural reform’ policy is not the answer [Editorial] (July 9, 2008)
 Labor standards inspection office recognizes a Toyota engineer’s death as ‘Karoshi’ (July 9, 2008)
 Canon says it no longer uses temporary workers at its manufacturing workplaces (July 1, 2008)
 G8 countries are called upon to take responsibility to deal with ‘market failure’[Editorial] (July 1, 2008)
 Japan Peace Committee holds its National Congress and calls for fight against U.S. aircraft carrier’s homeporting in Yokosuka (July 1, 2008)
 Capital of ShinGinko Tokyo bank to be reduced (July 1, 2008)
 Shinfujin takes 5-point proposals to 5 Summit countries (June 30, 2008)
 Revise Worker Dispatch Law now![Editorial] (June 30, 2008)
 1,000 people attends JCP symposium on agriculture in Hokkaido (June 30, 2008)
 Kakushinkon holds its 28th General Assembly (June 29, 2008)
 Government defies Nagasaki court ruling in favor of Hibakusha (June 28, 2008)
 Court recognizes Isahaya Bay reclamation has caused damage to fishing industry (June 28, 2008)
 JCP welcomes North Korea’s declaration of nuclear programs (June 27, 2008)
 Step up diplomacy to achieve denuclearization of North Korea[Editorial] (June 27, 2008)
 Court orders government to pay 146 million yen in damages for noise pollution at U.S. base (June 27, 2008)
 Shii encourages quake victims (June 27, 2008)
 JCP proposes 3 changes Japan should make to prevent global warming (June 26, 2008)
 JCP Chair Shii calls for G8 Summit to discuss controlling rampage of speculative money (June 26, 2008)
 JCP Shii and religious leaders hold meeting (June 26, 2008 )
 Panel proposes allowing Japan to exercise right of collective self-defense (June 25, 2008)
 Activists take to the streets to call for ‘No consumption tax hike’ (June 25, 2008)
 Zenroren says government is doing too little to increase minimum wage (June 25, 2008)
 JCP Ichida meets with India’s ambassador (June 25, 2008)
 DPJ’s quest for closer relations with business world (June 24, 2008)
 Okinawans mark 63rd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa’s end  (June 24, 2008)
 Zenroren holds a symposium on foreign trainees program (June 24, 2008)
 Nagasaki court orders government to revoke its rejection of certification of A-bomb disease patients (June 24, 2008)
 Stop U.S. military ‘realignment’ in Japan[Editorial] (June 23, 2008)
 A JCP member again succeeds in winning reelection as Tokyo’s Komae City mayor (June 23, 2008)
 JCP Chair Shii attends symposium on rebuilding Japan’s agriculture (June 22, 2008)
 JCP lawmakers wage good fight: JCP Shii on closed Diet session (June 21, 2008)
 Unions stage action demanding minimum wage increase to 1,000 yen (June 21, 2008)
 Ruling block team issues interim report on permanent law for SDF mission abroad  (June 20, 2008)
 Anti-poverty network requests government to stop cutting social services costs (June 20, 2008)
 Government panel on social security apparently suggests imposing greater financial burdens on the public (June 20, 2008)
 Social uneasiness increases suicides  (June 20, 2008)
 Fishermen call for state support  (June 20, 2008)
 U.S. Navy publishes manga in PR campaign for incoming nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington (June 19, 2008)
 Cross-party lawmakers demand an end to policy restraining expenditure on social services  (June 19, 2008)
 JCP urges Tokyo governor to come up with energy-saving plan (June 19, 2008)
 Japan and China agree on joint gas development (June 19, 2008)
 Fukuda says time is ripe for decision to increase consumption tax rate  (June 18, 2008)
 Government measures needed to support the survival of fisheries[Editorial] (June 18, 2008)
 JCP criticizes Tokyo for plan to squander 1 trillion-yen on Olympic-related projects (June 18, 2008)
 JCP requests government swiftly take relief measures for quake victims  (June 18, 2008)
 JCP calls on other opposition parties to discuss Diet deliberation on bill to abolish health insurance system for elderly (June 17, 2008)